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MINISTERS™ Chess is asymmetric chess that employs a 9x9 board and 36 chess pieces. Eachplayer has 1 king, 2 ministers (queens), 2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooksand 9 pawns. The two ministers flank the king, eliminating itsconventional chess bishop-side weakness.
MINISTERS™is a larger, dynamic, fascinating and more open game. In MINISTERS™ dueto the larger 81-squares board, 17 squares more than the conventionalchess 64-squares board, the range of attack of the pieces is increased,and more elaborate maneuvers can be executed where an army can evenencircle the other. The Third Edition includes: